Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781680512885)

Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America's greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner died in an avalanche in 2006. Charismatic, principled, and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model to her climbing partners and the Sherpa community.

Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff's life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first successes in the climbing world, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness after owner and climber Scott Fischer died in the 1996 Everest disaster. Her life was one of constant achievement mixed with personal tragedy. The story follows Boskoff as she perseveres and moves on to even bigger peaks, earning acclaim as a world-class mountaineer, then later as she finds an alpine partnership with legendary Colorado climber Charlie Fowler.

Author: Johanna Garton
ISBN-10: 1680512889
ISBN-13: 9781680512885
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2020
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 97
Foreword 02/26/2020
Shelf Awareness 04/24/2020